There is the science that is found in textbooks … and then there is “real” science — the science that encourages students to
under proper guidance, observe, examine, describe, reason upon, and finally draw his own conclusions concerning the matter in hand….
Science for Beginners by Delos Fall
To guide this process, we can provide our children with space, time, tools, and the resources they need. Keeping track of his observations in a notebook is the beginning of a lifelong recording habit, and essential to the scientist.
These free science experiment notebooking pages from Notebooking Nook provide inspiration and space to record many different types of experiments, observations and reflections. This nicely done 17-page download includes:
- A Science Experiment Notebook cover sheet.
- An experiment (question, hypothesis, procedure, experiment, results, conclusion) sheet.
- Two simpler experiment sheets (what is the question I am trying to answer, what I think will happen, what I learned) — one with drawing space.
- Assorted blank pages with space for drawing or journaling results and observations.
Wonderful resource for the DIY homeschool mom ~ and offered free!/
Free Resource
- Freebie – Science Experiment Notebook @ NotebookingNook.com
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